What color is #6E696D?

#6E696D is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E696D?

The RGB value is 110, 105, 109: 110 red, 105 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E696D?

The complementary color is #696E6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E696D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E696D color

#6E696D rgb(110, 105, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6E696D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 41.2% green and 42.7% blue (110, 105, 109).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 2% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 1% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#6E696D color codes

HEX	`#6E696D`
RGB	`rgb(110, 105, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 41.2%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 2%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 5%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 1%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.97, 2.76, -1.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.97, 3.16, 330.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.242, 14.522, 16.518)`
Decimal	`7235949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E696D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6E696D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E696D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6E696D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e696d; }
.text { color: #6e696d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e696d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 105 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e696d, #6e696a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6E696D?: #6E696D is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E696D?: The RGB value is 110, 105, 109: 110 red, 105 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E696D?: The complementary color is #696E6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E696D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.